explicar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əks.pliˈka/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /eks.pliˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

explicar (first-person singular present explico, past participle explicat)

  1. to explain

Conjugation
Conjugation of explicar (first conjugation)
infinitive explicar
present participle explicant
past participle masculine feminine
singular explicat explicada
plural explicats explicades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present explico expliques explica expliquem expliqueu expliquen
imperfect explicava explicaves explicava explicàvem explicàveu explicaven
future explicaré explicaràs explicarà explicarem explicareu explicaran
preterite expliquí explicares explicà explicàrem explicàreu explicaren
conditional explicaria explicaries explicaria explicaríem explicaríeu explicarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present expliqui expliquis expliqui expliquem expliqueu expliquin
imperfect expliqués expliquessis expliqués expliquéssim expliquéssiu expliquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— explica expliqui expliquem expliqueu expliquin

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō.

Verb

explicar (first-person singular present explico, first-person singular preterite expliquei, past participle explicado)

  1. to explain

Conjugation
    Conjugation of explicar
infinitive explicar
gerund explicando
past participle singular plural
masculine explicado explicados
feminine explicada explicadas
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present explico explicas explica explicamos explicades explican
imperfect explicaba explicabas explicaba explicabamos explicabades explicaban
preterite expliquei explicaches explicou explicamos explicastes explicaron
pluperfect explicara explicaras explicara explicaramos explicarades explicaran
future explicarei explicarás explicará explicaremos explicaredes explicarán
conditional explicaría explicarías explicaría explicariamos explicariades explicarían
subjunctive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present explique expliques explique expliquemos expliquedes expliquen
preterite explicase explicases explicase explicásemos explicásedes explicasen
future explicar explicares explicar explicarmos explicardes explicaren
imperative — ti Vde. nós vós Vdes.
affirmative — explica explique expliquemos explicade expliquen
negative — expliques explique expliquemos expliquedes expliquen
personal infinitive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
explicar explicares explicar explicarmos explicardes explicaren

Further reading

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō.

Verb

explicar

  1. to explain

Conjugation
    Conjugation of explicar
infinitive explicar
participle present perfect
explicante explicate
active present simple perfect
explica ha explicate
past explicava habeva explicate
future explicara habera explicate
conditional explicarea haberea explicate
imperative explica
passive present simple perfect
es explicate ha essite explicate
past esseva explicate habeva essite explicate
future essera explicate habera essite explicate
conditional esserea explicate haberea essite explicate
imperative sia explicate

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō.

Verb

explicar

  1. to explain

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 464.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.pli.ˈkaɾ/, /ɐjʃ.pli.ˈkaɾ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ex‧pli‧car

Verb

explicar (first-person singular present indicative explico, past participle explicado)

  1. (transitive) to explain

Conjugation
  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb explicar
Notes:[edit]
  • This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
  • The last letter c is changed to qu, depending on the following vowel, resulting in these three possible sequences: -ca-, -que- and -co-.
  • Verbs with this conjugation include: brincar, buscar, pecar, trancar.
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal explicar
Personal explicar explicares explicar explicarmos explicardes explicarem
Gerund
explicando
Past participle
Masculine explicado explicados
Feminine explicada explicadas
Indicative
Present explico explicas explica explicamos explicais explicam
Imperfect explicava explicavas explicava explicávamos explicáveis explicavam
Preterite expliquei explicaste explicou explicamos
explicámos		 explicastes explicaram
Pluperfect explicara explicaras explicara explicáramos explicáreis explicaram
Future explicarei explicarás explicará explicaremos explicareis explicarão
Conditional
explicaria explicarias explicaria explicaríamos explicaríeis explicariam
Subjunctive
Present explique expliques explique expliquemos expliqueis expliquem
Imperfect explicasse explicasses explicasse explicássemos explicásseis explicassem
Future explicar explicares explicar explicarmos explicardes explicarem
Imperative
Affirmative - explica explique expliquemos explicai expliquem
Negative (não) - expliques explique expliquemos expliqueis expliquem

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e(ɡ)s.pliˈkaɾ/, [e(ɣ̊)s.pliˈkaɾ]

Verb

explicar (first-person singular present explico, first-person singular preterite expliqué, past participle explicado)

  1. to explain

Conjugation
  • c becomes qu before e.
    Conjugation of explicar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive explicar
gerund explicando
past participle masculine feminine
singular explicado explicada
plural explicados explicadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present explico explicastú
explicásvos		 explica explicamos explicáis explican
imperfect explicaba explicabas explicaba explicábamos explicabais explicaban
preterite expliqué explicaste explicó explicamos explicasteis explicaron
future explicaré explicarás explicará explicaremos explicaréis explicarán
conditional explicaría explicarías explicaría explicaríamos explicaríais explicarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present explique expliquestú
expliquésvos2		 explique expliquemos expliquéis expliquen
imperfect
(ra)		 explicara explicaras explicara explicáramos explicarais explicaran
imperfect
(se)		 explicase explicases explicase explicásemos explicaseis explicasen
future1 explicare explicares explicare explicáremos explicareis explicaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative explicatú
explicávos		 explique expliquemos explicad expliquen
negative no expliques no explique no expliquemos no expliquéis no expliquen
  • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
  • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
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        Selected combined forms of explicaredit data

    These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    with infinitive explicar
    dative explicarme explicarte explicarle, explicarse explicarnos explicaros explicarles, explicarse
    accusative explicarme explicarte explicarlo, explicarla, explicarse explicarnos explicaros explicarlos, explicarlas, explicarse
    with gerund explicando
    dative explicándome explicándote explicándole, explicándose explicándonos explicándoos explicándoles, explicándose
    accusative explicándome explicándote explicándolo, explicándola, explicándose explicándonos explicándoos explicándolos, explicándolas, explicándose
    with informal second-person singular imperative explica
    dative explícame explícate explícale explícanos not used explícales
    accusative explícame explícate explícalo, explícala explícanos not used explícalos, explícalas
    with formal second-person singular imperative explique
    dative explíqueme not used explíquele, explíquese explíquenos not used explíqueles
    accusative explíqueme not used explíquelo, explíquela, explíquese explíquenos not used explíquelos, explíquelas
    with first-person plural imperative expliquemos
    dative not used expliquémoste expliquémosle expliquémonos expliquémoos expliquémosles
    accusative not used expliquémoste expliquémoslo, expliquémosla expliquémonos expliquémoos expliquémoslos, expliquémoslas
    with informal second-person plural imperative explicad
    dative explicadme not used explicadle explicadnos explicaos explicadles
    accusative explicadme not used explicadlo, explicadla explicadnos explicaos explicadlos, explicadlas
    with formal second-person plural imperative expliquen
    dative explíquenme not used explíquenle explíquennos not used explíquenles, explíquense
    accusative explíquenme not used explíquenlo, explíquenla explíquennos not used explíquenlos, explíquenlas, explíquense

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